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Old 13th May 2021, 02:45 PM
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Default Finally! Reverse lights that actually work!

I've finally found a pair of LED bulbs for the S8's reversing lights that live up to the "super bright" name.
They throw enough light backwards that I can actually see to reverse in the dark.

For anyone interested, you can buy them here.








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Old 13th May 2021, 02:58 PM
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Would these be legal in the UK?

Also I guess a decent reversing camera with infra-red would also be the way to go?
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Old 13th May 2021, 03:12 PM
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I can't say I'm all that concerned with legality, I want to be able to see when reversing in the dark!

The last cat I had that actually threw a decent amount of light behind it was my first car!
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Old 13th May 2021, 03:23 PM
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Would these be legal in the UK?

Also I guess a decent reversing camera with infra-red would also be the way to go?
There's no specific requirement for reversing lights at MOT prior to new registrations 1/9/2009. Basically where required after 1/9/2009 they should be white, automatically on when reverse gear selected and off when taken out of reverse, and there must be at least one.

Basically these will be fine
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Old 13th May 2021, 03:25 PM
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I (and others) found some decent LED options for the D2 here in the UK quite a while back.
Just can't find the thread but mine are pretty bright! And as Adrian points out, brightness is not a legal/MOT issue in UK.
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Old 14th May 2021, 12:28 AM
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Must have missed that one.

I've been trying out LEDs for a while. They are really hit and miss and are changing all the time.

I've always avoided the cheap and unbranded ones, as you can almost guarantee how good they will be.
I also don't see much point in upgrading tail lights and indicators, as there's no gains to be had - there's nothing gained by emitting more light, and to be Canbus friendly, they use a resistor which doesn't save on power consumption.

Having said that, my centre brake lights do have wedge type red LEDs, as with the tinted rear glass I have the light from the incandescent globes was being dimmed. To my pleasant surprise the LEDs resulted in an almost perfect luminescence match to the main brake lights. Result!
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Silver with Black interior. All features as the '01, with the 'S' mode auto shifter. Dodgey rear tint (need to find a way to get rid of that).
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- has a louder more obnoxious exhaust than the S8, sounds great! Love this thing - Q7 was double the price, and certainly not double the car!

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Old 14th May 2021, 10:48 AM
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I (and others) found some decent LED options for the D2 here in the UK quite a while back.
Just can't found the thread but mine are pretty bright! And as Adrian points out, brightness is not a legal/MOT issue.
That thread was back in 2015. When I bought those ones (from AliExpress), they were around £10 a pair and still work flawlessly, so allowing for inflation £14 isn't so bad for the ones 27litres linked to.

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=10752
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That thread was back in 2015. When I bought those ones (from AliExpress), they were around £10 a pair and still work flawlessly, so allowing for inflation £14 isn't so bad for the ones 27litres linked to.

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=10752
Even better if you make an offer! I offered £12, which was accepted automatically.
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Old 16th May 2021, 09:19 AM
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I hope you find them as good as I have!
Hopefully we get good longevity too!
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2002 Audi S8 - Project
Replacement head coming arrived thanks to MJ
Silver with Black interior. All features as the '01, with the 'S' mode auto shifter. Dodgey rear tint (need to find a way to get rid of that).
Family:
2009 Volvo XC90 V8 R Design
- has a louder more obnoxious exhaust than the S8, sounds great! Love this thing - Q7 was double the price, and certainly not double the car!

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- Hamilton's Club Sport, Achat Grey (will miss the old girl)
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